literacy
- Promoting gender in adult basic education
- Oxfam, 2005
- This paper argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not directly address the issue of adult basic education and literacy, in spite of these being essential for achieving the Millennium targets. It explores the potential ...
- Guidelines for policy-making in literacy programmes
- D. Archer / Global Campaign for Education, 2005
- This paper argues that governments are not investing in programmes sufficiently to achieve the UN goal of reducing illiteracy by 50% by 2015. The study attempts to systematise experiences of what works in adult literacy by analysing 6...
- Literacy is essential not only for achieving EFA, but also for reducing poverty
- Education for All, UNESCO, 2005
- This fourth edition of the EFA Global Monitoring Report focuses on literacy. The report measures the world's progress towards achieving the six Education For All goals, and especially the neglected one of universal literacy. It stress...
- Contribution of the private sector to education
- T. Bertsch; R Bouchet; J Godrecka; K Kärkkäinen; T Malzy; L Zuckerman / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2005
- This study is a micro-level analysis of partnerships in education between corporate and public stakeholders. It attempts to evaluate partnerships to understand how and why they function. It also looks at the effectiveness of the partn...
- The fight against illiteracy in Asia: successes and failures of the UN literacy decade initiatives
- UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005
- The rapid development of information and communication technologies has had an inconsistent and uneven global impact. The challenge posed by literacy gave impetus for the UN decade for literacy (UNLD), 2003-2012. The decade was establ...
- Sustainable multilingual literacy programs in nine countries
- Education Sector, UNESCO, 2005
- This comprehensive report is the outcome of the Regional Workshop on Mother Tongue/Bilingual Literacy Programmes for Ethnic Minorities held in Kunming, China (May 2004). This workshop presented findings from UNESCOs action research on...
- Reflecting on REFLECT: destigmatising literacy ‘drop-outs
- Julia Betts / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Why are non-formal adult literacy projects often judged to be ineffective? Do providers of programmes understand the motivations and ambitions of adult learners? Defenders of the REFLECT approach to literacy may stress the principles ...
- Africa: What are the determinants of literacy?
- D. Verner / World Bank, 2005
- This paper explores what factors determine literacy. It takes an historical look at literacy and examines the benefits of widespread literacy and literacy rates in a variety of countries. The paper finds that formal education h...
- Key issues in literacy programmes: some lessons learnt
- Department for International Development, UK, 2002
- This briefing paper examines the way in which literacy features in different sectoral programmes supported by DFID. The brief presents the key issues that have emerged as different parts of DFID have considered the ways in which liter...
- Critical analysis of lifelong education
- R.M. Torres / Choike, 2004
- This paper argues that the learning needs of adults continue to be sidelined or ignored in recent international development initiatives and education policy recommendations for the South, including Education for All and the Millennium...
- Promoting gender in adult basic education
- Oxfam, 2005
- This paper argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not directly address the issue of adult basic education and literacy, in spite of these being essential for achieving the Millennium targets. It explores the potential ...
- Guidelines for policy-making in literacy programmes
- D. Archer / Global Campaign for Education, 2005
- This paper argues that governments are not investing in programmes sufficiently to achieve the UN goal of reducing illiteracy by 50% by 2015. The study attempts to systematise experiences of what works in adult literacy by analysing 6...
- Literacy is essential not only for achieving EFA, but also for reducing poverty
- Education for All, UNESCO, 2005
- This fourth edition of the EFA Global Monitoring Report focuses on literacy. The report measures the world's progress towards achieving the six Education For All goals, and especially the neglected one of universal literacy. It stress...
- Contribution of the private sector to education
- T. Bertsch; R Bouchet; J Godrecka; K Kärkkäinen; T Malzy; L Zuckerman / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2005
- This study is a micro-level analysis of partnerships in education between corporate and public stakeholders. It attempts to evaluate partnerships to understand how and why they function. It also looks at the effectiveness of the partn...
- The fight against illiteracy in Asia: successes and failures of the UN literacy decade initiatives
- UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005
- The rapid development of information and communication technologies has had an inconsistent and uneven global impact. The challenge posed by literacy gave impetus for the UN decade for literacy (UNLD), 2003-2012. The decade was establ...
- Sustainable multilingual literacy programs in nine countries
- Education Sector, UNESCO, 2005
- This comprehensive report is the outcome of the Regional Workshop on Mother Tongue/Bilingual Literacy Programmes for Ethnic Minorities held in Kunming, China (May 2004). This workshop presented findings from UNESCOs action research on...
- Reflecting on REFLECT: destigmatising literacy ‘drop-outs
- Julia Betts / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Why are non-formal adult literacy projects often judged to be ineffective? Do providers of programmes understand the motivations and ambitions of adult learners? Defenders of the REFLECT approach to literacy may stress the principles ...
- Africa: What are the determinants of literacy?
- D. Verner / World Bank, 2005
- This paper explores what factors determine literacy. It takes an historical look at literacy and examines the benefits of widespread literacy and literacy rates in a variety of countries. The paper finds that formal education h...
- Key issues in literacy programmes: some lessons learnt
- Department for International Development, UK, 2002
- This briefing paper examines the way in which literacy features in different sectoral programmes supported by DFID. The brief presents the key issues that have emerged as different parts of DFID have considered the ways in which liter...
- Critical analysis of lifelong education
- R.M. Torres / Choike, 2004
- This paper argues that the learning needs of adults continue to be sidelined or ignored in recent international development initiatives and education policy recommendations for the South, including Education for All and the Millennium...
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